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Disabled man found tied up in WPB apartment, caretaker arrested

Police responded Friday morning to a report that a person was found tied up inside an apartment at 4740 Portifino Way in West Palm Beach. Officers found a nonverbal 24-year-old man unattended and tied up inside the apartment. Ari Hait reports.

Police responded Friday morning to a report that a person was found tied up inside an apartment at 4740 Portifino Way in West Palm Beach. Officers found a nonverbal 24-year-old man unattended and tied up inside the apartment. Ari Hait reports.

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Updated: 5:10 PM EDT Oct 2, 2015

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WEBVTT ARI HAIT JOINS US LIVE FROM WESTPALM BEACH.ARI?AND TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORSHERE AT THIS COMMUNITY, THEYCANNOT BELIEVE THIS WENT ON.JUST A COUPLE MINUTES AGO, WEGOT A GRAPH OF THE WOMAN POLICESAY ISSRESPONSIBLE.LET ME GO AHEAD NOW AND SHOW YOUTHAT PICTURE.THEEWOMAN'S NAME IS MARSHA GRACEJONES.POLICE SAY SHE WAS THE CARETAKEROF A DISABLED MAN WHO WAS FOUNDTIED UP INSIDE AN APARTMENT.HE WAS FOUND EARLIER TODAY.THEY WENT INTO THE APARTMENT TODO SOME WORK AND THEY FOUND THEMAN TIED TO HIS WHEELCHAIR.THE MAN'S HANDS WERE TIED BEHINDHIS BACK.HH HAD A BELT AROUND HIS ANKLE,BUT HE WAS NOT YET INJURED.HE'S ANNADULT WITH DISABILITIESAND NONVERBAL.NEIGHBORS TELL ME THEY AREDISGUSTED THIS WENT ON.I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKEIT BEFORE.WORKING CLASS PEOPLE HEEE, VERYUPSCALE.PEOPLE -- MOST PEOPLE(INDISCEENIBLE) STANDING.Reporter: THE SUSPECT IS

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Disabled man found tied up in WPB apartment, caretaker arrested

Police responded Friday morning to a report that a person was found tied up inside an apartment at 4740 Portifino Way in West Palm Beach. Officers found a nonverbal 24-year-old man unattended and tied up inside the apartment. Ari Hait reports.